PALEOLITHIC TIMES
What was the weather like during Paleolithic times?
Cold
How did the Neolithic people get their food?
Farming / Domesticating animals
Name 1 thing that is part of every civilization?
cities, specialization, religion, trade, writing, government
What is the name of the first civilization in the world?
Sumer
Which river was super important for the Egyptians?
River Nile
Which animal did the Paleolithic people learn to domesticate?
Dog
How did Pottery help the Neolithic people?
to store and carry food/water
Who makes rules and makes sure people follow rules in a civilization?
Government
What is the name of the Sumerian's temple which is in a pyramid shape?
Ziggurat
What were the Egyptian pyramids used for?
Tombs for mummies of the Pharoahs and other important people
What was the main material the Paleolithic people used to make tools?
Stones
What was one thing that makes the Neolithic people different from Paleolithic?
better stone tools, farming, domestication, sedentary, pottery
In early civilizations, who was a SCRIBE?
A person who wrote
What did the Sumerians write on?
Clay tablets
What did the Egyptians write on?
Papyrus
How did the Paleolithic people found food through ___ and ___
Hunting and Gathering
Why is the Fertile Crescent called so?
Fertile - because good soil, Cresent - moon shape
Many people during early civilizations were POLYTHEISTS. What does this mean?
Belief in many gods
What was the Sumerian's alphabet called?
Cuneiform
What are Hieroglyphics?
Egyptian alphabet which uses pictures
The Paleolithic people moved from one place to another. What is this type of lifestyle called?
Nomadic
In what region will you find the cities of Catal Huyuk and Jericho?
Fertile Crescent
When everyone does different jobs that they are good at, what is this called?
Specialization
In which area was the Sumer civilization found?
Mesopotamia / between River Tigris and Euphrates
Name 1 pharoah and tell us 1 thing about him/her
Ahmose - defeated Hyksos & Nubians, united Egypt
Akhenaton - became monotheist and disliked polytheism
Ramses II - wanted to be called the 'Great', mummy in Cairo museum, made Egypt wealthy
Hatshepsut - woman pharaoh, made beautiful buildings, traded with foreign people